Giant Bomb's Game of the Year 2010: Day One

" @sandwich_adjustment said:

" fuck Starcraft and fuck activision. how can this pile of subscrition based dogshit get PC game of the year. In case you dont know, Starcraft is subscription based in Russia, South America and South Korea. "

thats not how it works... when you buy the game, you dont have to pay for that subscription... you only pay for it if you didnt buy the game, but still want to have an active starcraft 2 account... "

" Is it just me or is this podcast everyone vs Brad? "

I would say McLarty Party People is the best song on the Meatboy OST, but I can see why they picked what they did.

" @Beauty said:

" Is it just me or is this podcast everyone vs Brad? "

I felt like it was Brad vs. the world here. But not in a way where I think Brad was a victim.  "

Has there been any official statement regarding Bayonetta/Mordin for the best new character? Apart from the "hell, we don't know" one.

" Has there been any official statement regarding Bayonetta/Mordin for the best new character? Apart from the "hell, we don't know" one. "

The Giantbomb awards are always more entertaining than the rest of the industry because they put a huge emphasis on the fun of games. People are going to complain because they aren't being gaming snobs or pretentiously faking knowledge of every game released. It's refreshing.

@A_Cute_Squirtle said:

" @Beauty said:

" Is it just me or is this podcast everyone vs Brad? "

I felt like it was Brad vs. the world here. But not in a way where I think Brad was a victim.  "

Podcasts almost always feel like 'everything Jeff says goes, and Brad is ousted by majority'

" @zoner

@A_Cute_Squirtle said:

" @Beauty said:

" Is it just me or is this podcast everyone vs Brad? "

I felt like it was Brad vs. the world here. But not in a way where I think Brad was a victim.  "

Podcasts almost always feel like 'everything Jeff says goes, and Brad is ousted by majority'

To be fair, Jeff lost thw Limbo vs. Darksiders or Dance Central argument. The only bit wherw I feel Brad got shut down was thw Marston vs. York fight, where he was clearly in the minority. "

The lithmus test for fanboyism will basically come down to whether or not they give Metro 2033 best technical graphics (if there is such a category). All other things can be debated and negotiated, technical aspects can't. Nothing even came close to Metro 2033 this year; anyone who says God of War III or Mass Effect 2 (i.e. IGN and Gamespot) should have their eyes plucked out. 

" @HubrisRanger said:

" @zoner

@A_Cute_Squirtle said:

" @Beauty said:

" Is it just me or is this podcast everyone vs Brad? "

I felt like it was Brad vs. the world here. But not in a way where I think Brad was a victim.  "

Podcasts almost always feel like 'everything Jeff says goes, and Brad is ousted by majority'

To be fair, Jeff lost thw Limbo vs. Darksiders or Dance Central argument. The only bit wherw I feel Brad got shut down was thw Marston vs. York fight, where he was clearly in the minority. "

And even then it felt like Brad was just using Marston because he didn't want York getting through. I think if he really felt like Marston was worth the effort he would of gone after Bayonetta who was able to slip by because Brad was blinded by his hatred for Deadly Premonition.  "

" The lithmus test for fanboyism will basically come down to whether or not they give Metro 2033 best technical graphics (if there is such a category). All other things can be debated and negotiated, technical aspects can't. Nothing even came close to Metro 2033 this year; anyone who says God of War III or Mass Effect 2 (i.e. IGN and Gamespot) should have their eyes plucked out.  "

" Am I really the only person left that doesn't give a rat's behind about Bayonetta? Her design as a humanoid character is just so incredibly unappealing (and by that i mean just her, not the rest of the game) that I can't force myself to play that game no matter what. I must give props to the Mordin Solis runner-up pick for best character, too. That guy was a highlight reel unto himself. "

" @damswedon said:

" @HubrisRanger said:

" @zoner

@A_Cute_Squirtle said:

" @Beauty said:

" Is it just me or is this podcast everyone vs Brad? "

I felt like it was Brad vs. the world here. But not in a way where I think Brad was a victim.  "

Podcasts almost always feel like 'everything Jeff says goes, and Brad is ousted by majority'

To be fair, Jeff lost thw Limbo vs. Darksiders or Dance Central argument. The only bit wherw I feel Brad got shut down was thw Marston vs. York fight, where he was clearly in the minority. "

And even then it felt like Brad was just using Marston because he didn't want York getting through. I think if he really felt like Marston was worth the effort he would of gone after Bayonetta who was able to slip by because Brad was blinded by his hatred for Deadly Premonition.  "

I don't think it was necessarily that. It was the fact that Jeff said 'ok it's Mordin, Bayonetta, and York' at the start. Then they x'ed out every one of Brad's choices and there's one point where he even says, 'Well why don't we eliminate any of those three?' I assume their was a problem with the fact that the three Jeff stated were basically untouchable. "

I think there are much better PC ONLY Games out that deserve the title. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat comes to mind...the most improved game in that entire series, and still. or Amnesia? Just saying.

The guys definitively decide on Mordin in the podcast for Best New Character but the page is still showing Bayonetta as a maybe?  Come on guys!

" @zoner said:

" @damswedon said:

" @HubrisRanger said:

" @zoner

@A_Cute_Squirtle said:

" @Beauty said:

" Is it just me or is this podcast everyone vs Brad? "

I felt like it was Brad vs. the world here. But not in a way where I think Brad was a victim.  "

Podcasts almost always feel like 'everything Jeff says goes, and Brad is ousted by majority'

To be fair, Jeff lost thw Limbo vs. Darksiders or Dance Central argument. The only bit wherw I feel Brad got shut down was thw Marston vs. York fight, where he was clearly in the minority. "

And even then it felt like Brad was just using Marston because he didn't want York getting through. I think if he really felt like Marston was worth the effort he would of gone after Bayonetta who was able to slip by because Brad was blinded by his hatred for Deadly Premonition.  "

I don't think it was necessarily that. It was the fact that Jeff said 'ok it's Mordin, Bayonetta, and York' at the start. Then they x'ed out every one of Brad's choices and there's one point where he even says, 'Well why don't we eliminate any of those three?' I assume their was a problem with the fact that the three Jeff stated were basically untouchable. "

The fact that Jeff was so completely shut down in the whole Limbo debate (and VVVVVV) completely disproves this insane "what jeff says goes" thing. It's majority rules and Brad's opinions were just more often in the minority for these categories. "

 Considering that RTS has been shown to work on consoles (Halo Wars, SupCom 2), I'm surprised that StarCraft 2 didn't get a port. 
 
It'd be free money, surely?

York was robbed.

"  Considering that RTS has been shown to work on consoles (Halo Wars, SupCom 2), I'm surprised that StarCraft 2 didn't get a port.  It'd be free money, surely? "

" York was robbed. "

"York was robbed."

While I think the Pac Man DX menu tune is lame, they did right by nominating literally anything from Super Meat Boy. That game has the soundtrack of the year in my opinion. 
 
Scott Pilgrim's soundtrack was absolutely terrible. I thought I would really like it with the retro-ness, but it sounds like a chiptune put through a distortion pedal. Definitely not worth even remembering.

" @Taku128 said:

"York was robbed."

Very. "

As much as I dig the music in Pac Man CEDX, I think there are in-game tracks that are better than the menu music. Also, I would argue that there are plenty of tracks from both Super Meat Boy and VVVVVV that are better than that title track. Odd choice.

" I think there are much better PC ONLY Games out that deserve the title. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat comes to mind...the most improved game in that entire series, and still. or Amnesia? Just saying. "

" The lithmus test for fanboyism will basically come down to whether or not they give Metro 2033 best technical graphics (if there is such a category). All other things can be debated and negotiated, technical aspects can't. Nothing even came close to Metro 2033 this year; anyone who says God of War III or Mass Effect 2 (i.e. IGN and Gamespot) should have their eyes plucked out.  "

I wasn't sure how the Bayonetta stuff would get received here after finally listening to this Day One podcast and I'm kind of glad to see that everyone is as either conflicted or confused about the love in some places I didn't get it either. Like, it was a cool game and one of the better new titles I played this year, and yeah, it was some crazy shit, but despite the "Devil May Cry but better" claims, it was DMC with a female lead where crazier shit happened. Oh, and it wished it could be as good as DMC3 was, just taking it down to gameplay. The combat in Bayonetta was extremely more button-mash style than DMC ever was. I essentially got through that game using the same five-hit combo that did max damage and just kept myself on the trigger to block and Witch Time as needed or backflip away. Between the weapon switching, the four techniques, the juggling (seriously, I forgot Bayonetta had guns two levels into that game they were so irrelevant while in DMC you need to find the perfect balance of keeping distance with your guns and then getting in to do some close and dirty work) and on and on in DMC, the combat play in Bayonetta was nowhere near as in depth and intense as it was compared to a game that came out five years ago and it essentially was a successor to. Yeah, crazier shit went down and I loved it for it, but eh, I guess I just wasn't as impressed. 

Awesomeness!

" The lithmus test for fanboyism will basically come down to whether or not they give Metro 2033 best technical graphics (if there is such a category). All other things can be debated and negotiated, technical aspects can't. Nothing even came close to Metro 2033 this year; anyone who says God of War III or Mass Effect 2 (i.e. IGN and Gamespot) should have their eyes plucked out.  "

" @Geno said:

" The lithmus test for fanboyism will basically come down to whether or not they give Metro 2033 best technical graphics (if there is such a category). All other things can be debated and negotiated, technical aspects can't. Nothing even came close to Metro 2033 this year; anyone who says God of War III or Mass Effect 2 (i.e. IGN and Gamespot) should have their eyes plucked out.  "

Ironically, "if you pick ANY OTHER GAME THAN THIS GAME you're obviously a fanboy!" is, itself, a pretty excellent lithmus test for fanboyism. ;) "

Bayonetta was definitely an attention-getter beyond just the main character. And I'm gonna have to check out those songs that you guys posted!
 
I wish I could agree or disagree with best new character but I haven't had the chance to catch up on games to really know. :(

Wow, a friend of mine just started playing Mass Effect 2, and sent me a tell saying she likes Mordin. Having (only) listened to the podcast, I mentioned that GiantBomb named him Character of the Year, and quick sent her the link here. 
 
Then I actually looked at it the article.
 
You guys totally robbed Mordin. You declared him the winner, then took it away..? 
Did GiantBomb hire Kanye West to handle the awards or something? 
 
I don't care which one you pick (though I personally prefer Mordin), but when you make a decision stick to it, and no ties.

" @AddyMac said:

"  Considering that RTS has been shown to work on consoles (Halo Wars, SupCom 2), I'm surprised that StarCraft 2 didn't get a port.  It'd be free money, surely? "

They ported the original Starcraft to the N64, it is considered one of the worst games ever made for the N64 "

I just finished Mass Effect 2 (yes, 2 years later), and while Mordin was cool, I have no idea how he could win over York. >=[

@Seroth said:

I just finished Mass Effect 2 (yes, 2 years later), and while Mordin was cool, I have no idea how he could win over York. >=[

Worst. Rez. Ever.

Myabe worst rez ever but York still wins anytime